Ambassador Ronald Gidwitz Memorial Day Flanders Field American Cemetery May 26, 2019 Thank you for your introduction, Mr. Sheridan. I’m honored to be with all of you today for my first Memorial Day as United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium. I’ve been privileged to serve my country as Ambassador for close to a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Flanders Field American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Ambassador Ronald Gidwitz Memorial Day Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery May 25, 2019 Thank you for the introduction, Mr. Sheridan. I’m honored to be with you today for my first Memorial Day as the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium. I’ve been privileged to serve my country as Ambassador for close to a year now. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Ambassador Ronald Gidwitz Memorial Day Ardennes American Cemetery May 25, 2019 Thank you for your kind introduction, Mr. Sheridan. I’m honored to be with all of you today for my first Memorial Day as United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium. I’ve been privileged to serve my country as Ambassador for close to a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 28 May, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Ardennes American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Remarks at Oudenaarde WWI ceremony Chargé d’Affaires Matthew R. Lussenhop Sunday, May 27, 2018 As prepared Mayor De Meulemeester People of Oudenaarde, Representatives of the Belgian and American armed forces, Burke and Smithhisler family members, Honored guests Het is een hele eer om vandaag bij jullie te zijn. This weekend, Americans all over the world ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Memorial Day, Oudenaarde, WWI
Memorial Day speech at Flanders Fields Cemetery Chargé d’Affaires Matthew Lussenhop May 27, 2018 As prepared The Representative of His Majesty, the King; Minister of Defense Vandeput; Representative Bogaert Excellencies; Honored Veterans and Service Members; Family Members and Friends; While we gather here in this solemn place in Belgium, all across the United States thousands ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Flanders Field American Cemetery, Memorial Day, WWI
Memorial Day Speech at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Chargé d’Affaires Matthew Lussenhop May 26, 2018 Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery The Representative of His Majesty, the King; Representative Jaddin; Excellencies; Honored Veterans and Service Members; Family Members and Friends; While we gather here in this solemn place in Belgium, all across the United States thousands of Americans will ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, News, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Memorial Day Speech at Ardennes American Cemetery Chargé d’Affaires Matthew Lussenhop May 26, 2018 As prepared The Representative of His Majesty, the King; Speaker of the House Bracke; Minister Bacquelaine Excellencies; Honored Veterans and Service Members; Family Members and Friends; While we gather here in this solemn place in Belgium, all across the United States ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Ardennes American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Kemmel Memorial Remarks Chargé Matthew Lussenhop Kemmel Memorial Monument Friday May 25, 2018 As prepared Mayor Lewyllie, Admiral Christenson, Superintendent Arsenault, Beste Kinderen, It is an honor to be here today. This weekend Americans all over the world will remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their nation. It ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Kemmel Memorial, Memorial Day
The Ties that Bind by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Matthew Lussenhop, May 25, 2018 This weekend, Americans will remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their nation. In the United States, Memorial Day (May 27) will be honored with parades of veterans, children on bicycles decorated with red, white and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 25 May, 2018 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, News, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: Belgian American Educational Foundation, Belgium, Commission for Relief in Belgium, Memorial Day, NATO, Transatlantic Partnership
Annual U.S. Memorial Day ceremonies in Belgium May 26 -27, 2018 Belgian and American service members fought side by side to liberate Belgium and Europe from occupation during two World Wars. Of the nearly 500,000 Americans who died, more than 14,000 are buried in Belgium. On Memorial Day, Americans pay homage to their fallen soldiers ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 25 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Belgium
| Tags: American Battle Monuments Commission, Ardennes American Cemetery, Flanders Field American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Matt Lussenhop at Memorial Day Commemorations, May 2017 Memorial Day means many things to Americans. Some think of it as the transition into summer, but for most of us, it is a special moment. It is a time to remember those who came before us. It is a time for us ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 7 June, 2017 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, News, Speeches
| Tags: Ardennes American Cemetery, Flanders Field American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Memorial Day
Each year, we observe Memorial Day by participating in commemoration ceremonies to honor the more than 14,000 American soldiers buried in Belgium in three American cemeteries. Chargé d’Affaires Matt Lussenhop started the Memorial Day weekend by attending the Ardennes American Cemetery commemoration in Neupré on Saturday, May 27, 2017. The Ardennes American Cemetery is the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
Charge D’Affaires, News
| Tags: Ardennes American Cemetery, Flanders Field American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Memorial Day
